The accident took place at a firing range in Lviv region, western Ukraine

According to the military prosecutor of Lviv region Vladyslav Savynets, the criminal proceeding was opened in this case. The military prosecutor’s office looks into it.

An Armed Forces serviceman was killed in the shooting accident at Yavoriv firing range, Lviv region, in the late hours of September 16. ‘One of the servicemen who drove an APC (armored personnel carrier) fired a 30-mm grenade. The projectile hit another APC that was driven by another serviceman. The armor was penetrated due to the direct hit, and the serviceman got a head injury, which killed him instantly.